as you may or may not have noticed in our many times together. best advice is to always carry an amount of vodka, and start drinking from the moment its clear that an introduction won't be made. If you can put away around about a litre in 3 or so minutes, not only will you have a talking point, but you'll also have the social-balls to hold a conversation.

the other day i was waiting for my brother outside a !!! gig on my own for 20 minutes, but i didn't have my phone :(
so i read leaflets.
um.
i hate it when stuff like that happens. you should have just introduced yourself. maybe.

You should try being out with someone where everyone few steps they meet someone they know, the person I was with actually bumped into someone who knew right after he introduced me to some people I didn't know, and then he walked away a bit and left me feeling awkward with these strangers *sob*